joe flacco to ray rice. touchdown for ray rice. ravens were up 14-0. then we move to the fourth quarter. watch him go, 78 yards. didn't make it to the end zone. the ravens make it to another division title. 33-14. everyone on the board has made it to the postseason. right out of sight baltimore would face indianapolis in the wild-card round. the ravens cannot get a first- round bye. that is up for grabs right now. the redskins keeping their hopes for a division title alive, clipping the wings of the eagles. 7-6 eagles. robert griffin iii to josh morgan. washington leads. then the handoff to morris. the redskins lead 20-10. a beautiful pass to santana moss. the redskins win. but showalter nears a contract extension with the orioles. -- buck showalter nearest a contract extension with the orioles. sources say a deal is expected to be finalized early within the new year. the owner is in new york right now and said if he wants to be here, we want him here. >> that is good to hear. a big pop music star grants a wish to the victim of the shooting. shooti hal

the skins will need london at middle linebacker with ray rice coming to fedex field. ce has been one of the best running backs in the nfl over the last four years. not only can he run it, but rice is the ravens' second leading receiver this season. the skins know they don't stop the ravens wouithout stopping rice. >> they're a team that can get away from you fast if you let them establish the run early in the game. so to beat those guys you obviously have to stop the run. ray rice one of the best backs in the league comie ing behind of the best offense in the league. >> he's a great running back, can catch balls. 's the first guy to stop. if we want a chance, we can't let them have success, be balanced, running the ball or they'll keep us on our heels all night. >> the redskins haven't done very well against the pass this year, but against the run they're actually onest best defenses in the nfl. that bodes well for them on sunday. >> they're going to need him. that run he made a couple of weeks ago for that first down, that had to be one of the best runs of the year. >

the redskins ranked fourth in defending the run but will still need to shut down ray rice.the other hand the ravens once tough defense has struggled all season. they got beat last week by a third string quarterback and now have to figure out how to stop a rookie of the year candidate. >> ray rice is a very dynamic player who is low to the ground, hard to tackle, strong, as good a receiver as he is a retainer. >> we're going to have our hands full with robert griffin and those athletes, with santana moss and gar sornings hankerson, and that running game. once again they got a good coach in coach shanahan. >> you can see the showdown sunday at 1:00 on wusa 9. stay with us following the game for a special post-game edition of "game on." dexter manley and darrell green will be here. also this weekend the annual army navy game is saturday at 3:00 on saturday. it's their 133rd meeting. the rivalry is just as intense as ever. navy has won the last 10 meetings but this year there's more at stake. both teams swept air force which means the commander in chief trophy is up for grabs.

john harbaugh said that ray rice' carries are on par with what they were in previous seasons, but help wasn't going to take that bait. with three games left, the ravens are losing two games in a row and they thought they had to do something. we'll have more coming up live at six. for now live in owings mills, christian schaffer. >>> this firing is a personal one. at a time like this i can't be objective. you know coach cameron as coach. i know him as the greatest man alive, the man who saved my son. years ago the coach learned of my son's brain tumor and he turned and asked matthew, what would you run on sunday? from that moment on for the next four seasons, the two would talk every game, every single game. that 3-yarder against new englander all contrived by these two. after yesterday's loss the coach delivered this message to my son saying adversity reveals character, men of great character pick themselves up to rise and fight again, never compromising their true beliefs under any circumstances. beyond firstdowns, cam cameron is a great man and has made an impact on all of us. having

ray rice finished second in running backs. nta leach helped ray gained so many of his yards and he is headed to was third pro ball. jacoby jones is headed to his first. three times this year he returned kicks for touchdowns. ed reed heading back to hawaii. john hall bought happy for his guys -- john harbaugh happy for his guys. >> when a guy makes it on offense, all the guys feel they're part of it. it is a big deal. >> here is the full list. ray rice, jacoby jones. bernard pollard is a pro bowl alternate. ray lewis did not make the pro ball but was put on the active roster. in the nba last night. the wizards lose to cleveland. the wizards at home. here's the steel. that is not how you draw it up. unk.guys never missed a d the wizards lose again. they are 3-23. nk.you can du >> a lot of fans. bail for dion ware. >> a man discovers a wedding ring in a snowdrift. what he wants in return. >> a storm system pulling off to the east. >> we will take a look at your morning commute. so far so good on the west side.

ray rice had over 100 yards. ray caught his first touchdown of the year. the giants were held to 174 passing yards. highlights will be later in sports. >> the mother of a man shot in killed by baltimore county police. and now was her spotted a man loitering on edmondson avenue. he first refused to come out and then displayed a knife and pointed it at an officer. >> the man continued to walk towards the officer with the knife out. he reported continued orders to drop the knife. >> he has been a non-violent person. he has been mentally unstable from time to time. >> he was pronounced dead at an area hospital. the search continues for a suspect after a shooting in southeast baltimore. officers found the victim believed to be in his 20's just before 12:45 on sunday afternoon. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. >> a body was found in the inner harbor on sunday morning. a passerby discovered the body around 9:30 near pratt street. it's unclear how the body arrived in the river. three officers are being hailed as heroes after pulling a man f

holds it down at the 1, a 43-yard gain, sets up a flacco 1 yard run. 2nd quarter 17-7, flacco hits ray rice over the middle. the ravens rack up 533 yards and crush the giants 33-14 to clinch the afc north division and home playoff game. giants no longer a factor in the nfc east race. >>> vikings on the road needing a win against the houston texans. adrian peterson held in check just 86 yards rushing today. 1st quarter the vikes christian ponder fakes the handoff and gets a 3-yard score, sets off confetti, imagine -- imaginary. minnesota clinches a wildcard spot with a home win next week against the packers. >>> the bears visiting the cardinals in the desert, air 30 christmas spirit. beanie wells -- arizona in the christmas spirit, beanie wells fumbles the exchangget any easi that. fast forward to the 3rd quarter, pass picked off by charles tillman and this is the tillman waltz in from 10 out. 28-13. chicago needs a win over detroit next week to help their postseason chances. >>> so it all comes down to week 17. the skins have hit it out of the park the last six weeks just like that. can the

what ray rice says about the postseason. >> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good morning and for the final time of the regular season, happy game day. ravens and bengals, a game about which we have no idea what's going to happen. i don't know how much the ravens are going to rest their players, same for the bengals. there's nothing to be gained from winning this one but you want to build momentum and the ravens would like to earn a sweep because in week one, they dominated the bengals, winning by 30 points at m&t bank stadium. the bengals say they don't like the ravens, and it's a matter of redemption. but the big picture is staying healthy and playing for the postseason. both teams playing in that. regardless of what happens today, ray rice says, this team is absolutely ready for another postseason run. >> we're talking about a ravens team who's battle tested. there's not nothing you can throw at us that we've not dealt with. we've dealt with injury, we've even dealt with death with one of our teammates' family members. we've dealt with everything you can imagine in one year so

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want you to watch ray rice. watch this. >> he's got moves. now ray lewis, even though he won't play, he is helping them, getting ready for rg3. the ravens take on the redskins coming up on sunday. home for the holidays has a special meaning for active duty members. how they got into the holiday spirit. >> you know, books may not be on every child's list but amazon's got an idea to do that. it's aimed at getting kids hooked on reading. >>> wyatt everhart back for this year's kindertime. one of our sponsors next day floors. >> next delay floors is big on giving back to the community. we're always involved with kindertime. >> steve has been doing this for years. >> yes, he has. >> hey, wyatt. >> that's right, we need to take -- goat the toys to fill up the lobby. next day blinds always one of our sponsors. >> yes, next day floors. >> we need more gifts, new unwrapped toy. bring them to any celebree learning centers or abc2 studios. >>> this time last year u.s. military members were deployed in afghanistan. now they're spending christmas with thei

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the ravens defensive -- they still have ray rice. he lets his eyes move peace -- moves his feet. he is gone. >> the mortality gets, the better the offense runs. -- the more -- he gets, tehhe better offense runs. >> look how lose these guys as they prepare for sunday's game. what's this game called? it is incredibly popular at the castle cook. more accurate than joe flacco to win the title. for hickey fans -- hockey fans, the league and the players got together. exchange proposals. ♪ ♪ [ man ] we've been in the business over the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now. the only people who knew about us were those in new england that moment that we got r first web order... ♪ ♪ ...weould tell we were on the verge of something macal. all of f a sudden it just felt like things were chging. we can use this to advertise to bakers everywhere. [ man ] browns summit, north carolina. crescent city, california we had a package go to kathmandu once. the web has been the reason this entire section of the warehoe exis

>> ray rice. he is my favorite. >> is hoping we will be shopping for something like this, come february. >> that would be sweet, wouldn't it? people all around the world are gathering to ring in the new year, including right here in baltimore. >> one of the big spots in our area is the inner harbor. that is where sarah is tonight. >> a lot of excitement going on down here. we are already seeing people walking around in festive hats and 2013 goggles. things will only get busier here tonight. officials expect between 40,050 thousand people -- 40,000 and 50,000 people. things will kick off at 9:00 p.m.. a band called outbreak will be paying at the amphitheater. officials say they have a new countdown clock set up on a barge so we can see how close we are to midnight in the moments right before the clock switches over to 2013. we will see some orange and white fireworks tonight for the oracle -- for the orioles, to celebrate their good season. and there will be a lot of money brought into the city. >>

. >> on wednesday, ray rice earned a spot on the roster for a third time. no debate on that. and today it got a little bit better. he was named the afc player of the week. you could have a little debate about who should win it. how about his quarterback? against denver, it was one of the worst games joe flacco has ever played. but how about this? no turnovers. could have, should have been the player of the week. it does not matter. this drastic change -- it needs an answer. >> i think the guys execute extremely well. that is the bottom line. the guys are executing, executing extremely well. when you do those things right, everything falls in place. you know the old adage. take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. that is what we believe. >> . goals -- the bengals -- there is the matter of the week one beatdown from the ravens. it kind of sticks in their cross. >> we want to keep this going. we do not want to go by because we are scared. plus, it is baltimore. we do not like them. >> well, there you have it. >> ryan has led a nine-ring cir

a meaningless game, but regardless of the result, going into the postseason, ray rice says that the ravens are ready now. >> are talking about a team who is battle tested. there is not nothing you can throw at us we have not dealt with -- we have dealt with injury and even death with one of our teammates family members. we have dealt with everything else you can imagine in one year. so this team is focused. >> the ravens have gone to 10-5. cam cameron was fired a few weeks ago. here they sit. they will host a game in the playoffs next week. >> i am ready. stay with us. we will have another check of the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast. >> the crystal ball is ready to drop. today, organizers of the new year's eve party in times square tested the air-worthiness of the confetti. it is their job. >> be put that on your resume? >> i'm a confetti-tester. >> a cool job. we can do this. >> i can throw paper out the window. breezy and cold tomato puree the high double to 39. the wind chills in the 20's. there is a slight change for rain or snow on the new year's day. imagine the interview to get that

ray rice up the middle. ravens up by eight. the redskins proved to be more resilience. look at kurt cousins in for injured rg3. he finds pierre garcon. tied at 28. a big punt returns setting up. that's it. there you go. from 34 yards, the rookie has never missed a kick in the nfl. redskins victorious. it did no damage to the ravens position in the afc north standings. we have looked at the podium coming up later. >> the dallas cowboys observing a moment silent for a teammate killed. the cowboys learned last night that line to backer jerry brown had died in an accident. josh rent is charged with intoxication manslaughter and he remains behind bars. an off-duty baltimore county police officer is on the mend after being shot while attempting to break up a crowd. the officer was driving near dale avenue just before 3:30 this morning when he came across a large group of people blocking the street. police say the officer of the crowd to move so he could get by, but we're told the man emerged from the crowd and fired several shots into the officer's car striking him twice. the

threw for 309 yards, two t.d.s, this one to ray rice. ravens clinch the everybody action afc north. >> cowboys playoff chances took hit against the saints. romo to austin. cowboys scored two t.d.s in the final four minutes to send it to overtime. drew brees had 446 yards passing. colston fumbles at the 20-yard to the dallas two yardline. the south carolina recovery and hartley kicks the game-winner. saints are out but they win it in overtime. >> cowboys only needed some help to win next week over the redskins. washington facing the eagles. rg iii two t.d.s in his return from a knee injury. they win 27-20, and can clinch the division with a win over dallas next week, and niner highlights tonight at 11:00. am aa >> ama: join my tonight. stormy weather is creating a big mess for travelers but your return trip could be worse. new worries about the nationwide holiday travel nightmare after christmas. >> anyone at 11:00 here, we're following severe flooding around the bay area. what you need to look out for at 9:00 and 11:00 on abc-7 news. and

ray rice, one of the best backs in all football since '09, he's been in the top 10 in rushing, he's alsothe best duel threat backs in all the -- dual threat backs in all the nfl. most teams have a dual threat strategy, stop rice, stop the ravens. good luck. >> he can do everything, catches a lot of balls and he's great running back. he's the first guy you got to stop. >> he's got a game tackle. you've got to have three or four guys getting to him and we got to do a great job in that area. >> meanwhile ravens come to fedex field smattering after losing to pittsburgh and take on -- smarting after losing to pittsburgh. now the redskins are favored, that plus they're trying to secure home field advantage, some urgency in charm city. >> i've always took the approach of me being a leader on this team now. what are you going to, do get better or worse from it? we've just been that kind of team to find a way. we've always found a way to bounce back after a loss. >> redskins/ravens kickoff at 1:00. after the game we'll bring you a full postgame show from 5:00 to 6:00 and later in the evening over

second quarter, ray rice following this reception from flacc o, 27-yards down south. touchdown, makes it 23-7. add another four field goals in the last quarter alone. the rookie justin tucker. for no flacc o, 209-yards passing. eli had only 150. winning back-to-back division titles, a team first, by the way, defending somebody champs, 8-7, still clinging to playoff hopes >> let's go to the ravens locker room. >> huge to get it this way after what we have been going through. we have been fighting. this season, it's a journey. we still have a game left. it's really special, how far we take each other, we'll find out. that remains to be seen, but, this is sure a great group of guys to be around every day and for them to earn a championship like this means a lot. >>> in an earlier game, pittsburgh, hall-of-famer, franco harris on the left -- 24 seconds, left in the game, tied at 10 apiece. ben roethlisberger throwing over mike wallace's head to leon hall, the other guy. aj green up the side line, hit, setting up the game winning field goal from 43 from josh brown. bengals

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ray rice, marshal yanda. leach, haloti ngata and ed reed and jacoby jones. the game will be played january 27th in the meantime, the ravens are getting ready to take on bengals in their last regular season game of 2012. on sunday, the purple and black clinched the afc's northern division title. that means the ravens will have one home playoff game. tickets for that game go on sale tomorrow morning. >>> 5:34 right now. taking a look at the stories around the nation. a community of webster, new york is coming together mourning the loss of two men who spent their lives saving others and they did it as volunteers. ♪ in the snow, hundreds of people attended a candle light vigil honoring two of the fallen firefighters. michael chiapperini and tomasz kaczowka. now the two firefighters were killed by a convicted felon on christmas eve. the community also prayed for the two firefighters who were hurt in the deadly ambush attack. first responders from several departments came out to show their support. huddled together in the crowd quietly. they watched as members of

fan favorites include ray rice, dennis pitta. >> they endear themselves to the fan base. >> shirts will be available at local stores that sell ravens merchandise. 5:06. 36 degrees on tv hill. workers in new york city are getting ready for the biggest night of the year. >> a special tribute on this year's ball. >> this is the west Ñ? >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 39 degrees downtown. look at the moon shining through the clouds. we are looking at a later wind -- lighter wind across the area. around 7 miles per hour at the airport. a round the low 40's central maryland. 45 in ocean city. most areas should see some sunshine today. more cloud cover north and west of the city. a storm system is approaching. details are coming up. >> norman schwarzkopf has passed away. he commanded the international coalition that drove saddam hussein's forces out. he was known as stormin' norman for an explosive temper. he died in tampa from complications from pneumonia. george h.w. bush mourned the loss of a true american patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation. george h.w.

third quarter, ray rice. 34-yard touchdown, ravens up 20-13. fourth quarter. charlie batch.iller, seven-yard touchdown. game tied at 20-20. fourth quarter, three seconds left. shaun suisham from 42 yards out. it's up and it's good. batch earning his first win as starter since week 15 of last season. and the ravens' 15-game home win streak is over. that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >>> coming up next, "the pulse" this morning. and traffic like you've never seen it before. >>> and say cheese. famous faces whipping out their iphones to snap the shots. to snap the shots. your favorite magazines and catalogs look better than ever. and with scrapbooking, you can save the things you love, bring them all together, and be inspired like never before. scrapbooking. create yours with nook hd - and even bigger with hd+. find yours at barnes & noble. can you start the day the way you want? can orencia help? could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progression of joint da

check out ray rice on the ride. a tribute to number 52 right here. ray cannot play this week. he can play next week against denver. john harbaugh well aware of what he means to the defense. >> he will not play on sunday. this would part of his rehab. we will see how we does. when he gets to the point he can play, there will be an announcement. that is not something that happened this week. >> suggs and ray have not played together this year. baseball winter meetings wrap up today. nate mclouth will once again be wearing an orioles uniform. they agree to a contract. he played really well for the birds last year. he may split right field with .ew-linnolan reimold shaquille cleare got his first start. this was no contest. marilyn hits the 100 mark. they are 7-1. could getting ray lewis back -- good getting rid of those back. >> thank you. a decision is made on who will fill tiffany alston's seeat. >> get ready to see a few more starbucks. details on their expansion. >> a look at it expansion plans at disney world. >> we have some rain in the forecast over the weekend. >> tracking

today ray rice and others will host a 4th annual toys for tots.restaurant. there will be food and a dj and raffle and family entertainment. admission is $20 minimum donation to one of the charities involved and at least one unwrapped unopened toy. >> ray lois is -- lewis is hosting his annual gift marketplace at wal-mart in port covington. this is from last year's event when more than 200 underserved youth are expected to attend today's event. there's an opportunity to shop for gifts for not only themselves but their family members, too. and in this inspires -- if this inspires you to do something good bright ann child's holiday. participate in the kendertime toy drive. we are proud to be partners -- kindertime toy drive. we are proud to be partners with this. your donations will go to area children. drop them off at many placesincluding wall marts and if you want to see a list of the location go to abc to news.com/-- abc2news.com/toy drive. >>> you dream of a white christmas? temperatures are expected to drop but you probably won't see snow when

regardless of what happens today, ray rice says, this team is absolutely ready for another postseasonng about a ravens team who's battle tested. we've dealt with injury, we've even dealt with death with one of our teammates' family members. we've dealt with everything you can imagine in one year so this team right here is focused. >> we will find out later today exactly who the ravens will host next weekend in the wild card round of the postseason. most likely they'll play the colts. could be a rematch with the bengals. we'll have to wait and see. we'll break it down for you on "ravens wrap-up" following "sunday night football." the ravens and cowboys involved in the outcome. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news sunday morning. another round of winter weather swept through the state but most of maryland dodged a bullet as the snowfall moved northeast. could we be in the path of more snow? and a storm of a different sort rages on in washington. will lawmakers come to agreement before falling off the fiscal cliff? and a man accused in a string of burglaries in howard count

ray rice. robert griffin iii gets hurt.rk cousins comes in and gets the job done. nobody covers pierre garcon. 28-28. in overtime, kai forbath wins it with that kick. the ravens don't get it done. >> we have to get to that magic number and tried to win games. with cincinnati and pittsburgh to means nothing to me. i can give two craps about what the other teams do. >> we're disappointed the way we have lost these last two games. we didn't get it done. >> you have to take advantage of the third quarter. the ravens play the broncos on sunday. cincinnati and pittsburgh lost. pittsburgh loses to the chargers. 20-3 said diego. check this play out -- san diego. that was a fumble. san diego wins. the bengals lose to the cowboys. mark reynolds agrees to a one year deal with the indians. >> a fiscal face-to-face on capitol hill. the latest in a live report from washington. >> a new campaign to take the clothing off your back. >> try dodging this on your way to work. how they wandered into the roadway. >> and off-duty police officer i

. >> ray rice 1 of 6 ravens to play in the pro bowl. we know who and where they will play next year. just not when. against the jets, green bay, minnesota, and houston. none divisional road games against buffalo, miami, chicago, detroit, and denver. you play houston and new england because you are the afc north winner. it is hard to do year after year because you play a first place schedule. >> thank you. 6:27. much more ahead. >> all eyes are now on the senate. >> the new year will bring >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i am jennifer franciotti. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. ava marie has a quick look at the weather. >> temperatures are starting off above the freezing mark. basically near 40 degrees. 41 downtown. the roads are wet rather than a sheet of ice. the wind is starting to pick up. 16 miles per hour at the airport. watch out for the increasing wind today. >> president obama and lawmakers return to washingt

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ray rice only played one series. anthony allen played a bunch. defense played well against the bengals. dalton with some time, marvin jones with a nice move in for the score to tie things at seven apiece. very good running. rushing for 65 yards on a day. in a pinch, the defense can definitely get the jobs done. all eyes are on the colts as they come to m&t bank stadium on sunday. if you want to help, john harbaugh shares how. >> moving on to our second home playoff opportunity here in the last few years. i want to talk to work out and make sure they are ready to roll on sunday. we need to have a huge home field advantage. our fans are very excited to be up there and be part of it. we cannot wait. >> more from john harbaugh coming up tonight at 6:00. the road to the super bowl began in baltimore, the journey for which fans cannot wait. rob roblin has more. >> once again, the ravens are in the playoffs. everybody in baltimore is seeing purple. superstore,s' buying a new shirt? >> probably more than a shirt. i came over to see all the different thin

the shirt officially license feature ray lewis, joe flacco, ray rice, terrell suggs and others -- and it will be available in most local stores that sell ravens merchandise. 34 degrees at the airport. still ahead, a maryland woman is taking on a personal crusade against the russian president vladimir putin. why she says he is playing politics with kids' lives. >> will there be progress or paralysis? the fiscal cliff is big talk in washington. i'm tracey mitchell. all of the details, just ahead. >> a port strike could paralyze the eastern seaboard. i'm kim dacey with details [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm jennifer franciotti. meteorologist ava marie has a quick look at the forecast, which includes snow. >> tomorrow includes snow but today it is quiet. 33 at the airport with winds west at 3 miles an hour. temperatures across the metro area -- 34 in pasadena. 33 in edgewood. highs in the upper 30's to the low 40's. much less win. it makes all the

redskins in a hole, ray rice rumbles in from 7 yards out. baltimore takes an eight-point lead, not looking good, 28-20 and here comes the griffin injury in the final two minutes. skins driving on a 2nd and 19, the big fellow makes contact and the leg bends the wrong way, griffin hobbles off the field, misses one play, comes back in and hooks up with pierre garcon with one good leg from 22 out and down to the ravens 16-yard line but falling on the turf in pain leaves the game for good the very next play. in comes the other rookie, the backup, kirk cousins, and great response. 3rd and 5 from the 11, 29 seconds in the game, he. s and hits pierre gore -- he pumps and hits pierre garcon with the touchdown. the skins in two and they need to convert the two-point conversion and the keeper, the quarterback draw, cousins does his best rg3 impersonation lunging in for the tied ballgame 28-28. he comes off the bench cold and sends his team into overtime where in o.t. after the defense held they force a punt and another rookie making an impact, richard

. >> ray rice, good running back with a good point. interested to see how much purple is at fedex field. obviously they're so close. there were a lot of giants fans -- >> awful lot of giants fans in that stadium. remember -- >> steelers. >> yeah, steelers. >> we can't let that happen. >> the steelers just permeate every stadium there is. they're great fans. >> they're good fans. >> you hate them, but you respect them at the same time. >>> speaking of respect, hockey. i don't know why i said speaking of respect, but we're talking hockey now. the nhl lockout has been going on for a while. the two sides have been talking for three straight days, which is a good sign. there will be hockey at the verizon center. the hershey bears in town taking on norfolk out of oaks. looking on this morning as the bears practice at ketler, keeping a keen eye on all the guys, especially that man, brayden, a big part of the caps' success late last season. for a young goalie, just being on the ice is crucial. of course, he would rather be playing for the capi

brendon and ray rice and williams will host the toys for tots party at jimmy's seafood restaurant.re looking at what's going on outside right now. and we can see sunshine trying to push into bel air trying to dry things out. but we are also dealing with temperatures that have ben above average coming in at 48 degrees right now. we can see on satellite and radar showers back off towards the west these are going to move in going into the afternoon hours so there's a chance for a shower in the forecast. but temperatures we will stay mild as we go throughout the day. and let's check the traffic with lauryn cook. >> reporter: good morning many we are dealing with a crash on 95 blocking one southbound lane at o'donnell street. traffic is going to be jammed back to white marsh and problems persist on route 295 a crash north bund at the beltway. here's what 695 looks like at liberty road. we are dealing with a little congestion on outer loop. that will continue as you make the push to route 40 and here's what 83 locks like in hunt valley. nice and clear. megan over to you. >> all right we

. >>> several ravens players including ray rise are -- rice are volunteering to collect toys for tots. they will be at jimmy's seafood restaurant. and the cost of admission is $20. and at least one unwrapped toych the party will have everything from food, music and raffels and family -- raffles and family entertainment. >>> there's a few days left to make christmas brighter for children. drop off a new unwrapped toy to any celebree learning center, wal-mart or at our station at 6400 york road. for a full list of other drop off spots, go to abc2news.com/toy drive. >>> coming up on good morning maryland at a 5, there will be pretty happy kids in one town. >> how the work of one secret santa helped the mom make the holidays a bit brighter. >> after three weeks in a hospital bries george hw bush got good news. will he be home in time for christmas? >>> thee minutes away from five. week before christmas is a hectic time for college students. they are jamming in the study sessions and finals and projects. but students at the university of maryland school of social work are showing victims o

ray lewis is taking of. re rice said that lewis could have played last week. joe flacco would love to keep it looking after the giants' game. great success there. but maybeore rest would make sense. you do not want joe out there with backups. >> we have been through a lot. we have looked a lot of things right down the barrel and dealt with them ahead on. so, yes, i think there is a lot of pride in what we can take and what we have accomplished throughout the year. still being able to come out, you know, maybe not quite as well as we wanted to come up but still pretty darn good. we fought our way through a lot of stuff. >> coming of new at 6:00, the cincinnati plans to approach the game. a hint -- tv 11 sports. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> it was windy, but dry today. we have some snow in the forecast. we will talk about that in just a second. let's look back at the numbers from this afternoon. the high temperature was not from this afternoon. it was from midnight. 44 was the high, and then coasted back into the 30

regardless of whether, they reached a big game because ray lewis earned his third trip to the bowl. 10 total touchdowns. the man who helped lead the way for rice caught a few balls along thehi way alongs third pro bowl. jacoby downs. first season as a ravens. 3 times he took it back to the house. ed reid. he made start. >> most of us look at it like it is a team thing. we all take pride in that period when the guy makes an offense, all the guys in offense feel like they were a part of that. it is a big deal. >> your full list of ravens the pro bowl. reid, rice, marshall, the trip for jones. and bernard pollard, a first alternate. the have the third most players in thirdafc behind houston and new england. -- they have the third most players in the afc behind houston and new england. the ravens cannot buy -- should they give everything they have to win a somewhat meaningless game? football and let them off the gas to not go together. the idea to send a message to a division. rice says a play that worked remains to be done. >> c. start something, you have to finish it. our goal is to win a division and control it. we did our thing against clevela

ray rice, make that three for justin. forth quarter, ravens 27-7. hope they hold on. today the bangles bangles invaded pittsburgh. hall of famer frank o'hara on the left and john, remember him. 27 seconds left. 10-10. ben roethlisberger rollingright. intercept -- rolling right. intercepted. then andy dalton, nice pass to a.j. green. 21 yards. game winning field goal, there it is. 43 yards out. josh brown, the bangles clinch a playoff spot with the 13-10 win over the steelers who are eliminated in over time. elsewhere -- >> we got to clean things up. defensively, one bad play. we got ohang in there. -- to hang in there. good win. good plays on special teams. we played for 60 minutes, and good win for us. >> yeah, ravens and cincinnati next week to end the season. redskins, eagles. robert griffin iii and there is andy reid in what could be his last game at home as head coach. robert griffin iii, to morgan. that was a track meet to the end zone. robert griffin iii to santana moss. nice touch. 22-yarder. skins win. more football elsewhere, houston defense against jj watt.

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